The problem affects anaesthetic machines used in many hospitals around the world A type of anaesthetic machine that has been used in NHS hospitals can be hacked and controlled from afar if left ...

ANAESTHETIC machines that place patients at risk of a "medical disaster" are in use in many UK hospitals, leading doctors warned today. ANAESTHETIC machines that place patients at risk of a "medical ...

ANAESTHETIC machines that could be a danger to patients are in use in many UK hospitals, leading doctors have warned. Senior anaesthetists Dr Tim Meek and Dr David Saunders surveyed 51 NHS hospitals ...

A nationwide alert has been issued to hospitals after a series of incidents involving artificial breathing machines that have harmed patients. The country’s medical devices watchdog warned about ...

(Almost 30 % of anaesthetic machines in UK do not have anti-hypoxia device, BMJ Vol 323, 15 September 2001, Letters, p 629) A letter published in this week's BMJ suggests that nearly 30 percent of ...

More than 100 out-of-date anaesthetic machines are still in everyday use in NHS hospitals, it has emerged. The Department of Health was under the impression that all the ageing equipment had been ...

A type of anaesthetic machine that has been used in NHS hospitals can be hacked and controlled from afar if left accessible on a hospital computer network, a cyber-security company says. A successful ...